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HARRISON, G. B.Second Jacobean Journal : Being a Record of Those Things Most Talked of during the Years 1607 to 1610 University of Michigan Press, 1958, HARRISON, G. B. A Second Jacobean Journal : Being a Record of Those Things Most Talked of during the Years 1607 to 1610. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (1958). Pp. 278. 8vo, red cloth. "The new volume covers the years 1607 to 1610, and reveals the rapid degeneration of the Court of King James, the King's comic attempts to impress his fellow Kings by his skill at theological controversy, the enmity between the English and the Scots courtiers, the first storms between the King and Parliament, which led ultimately to the Civil War, the sordid story of the foundation of the colony of Virginia, the bitter religious persecutions, the first impact of Galileo's discoveries, fatal duels, crimes, scandals, wrecks, pirates, marvels and mermaids, the assasination of Henry IV, the plantation of Ulster, Court Masques and entertainment. murders and good sayings." - from the dust jacket. Vg in slightly browned dj. 75.00

HENDERSON, Isabel Ancient Peoples and Places series `Picts, The. First edition in dustjacketThames and Hudson, London, 1967, HENDERSON, Isabel. The Picts. London : Thames and Hudson, (1967). First Edition. Pp (4),5-228. Illustrated with 65 photographs, 32 line drawings, and 8 maps. Index. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's logo to front board, top edge dyed black. A volume in the Ancient Peoples and Places series. "No chronological history of the Picts has appeared sinceW.F. Skene's Celtic Scotland, first published in 1876. The present book se eks to make good this deficiency. The author presents the Picts, not as a mysterious race of unknown origin who left no written records, but rather asone of the well-authenticated peples of Dark Age Britain direcvtly compara ble to their contemporaries, the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons, in whose historical writings they appear as entirely normal neighbours. The emphasis istherefore on the political and ecclesiastical history of the Picts from th e sixth century AD to their sudden disappearance as an independent people in the mid ninth century." (from the dj). Contents : 1. The Formation of theKingdom of the Picts. 2. The Kings of the Picts. 3. The Church and the Pic ts. 4. The End of the Kingdom of the Picts. 5. Pictish Art. Very good in spine-sunned and margin-browned, but unclipped, dustjacket. 50.00

HERGETT, Nellie Collins ROCKWELL, Betty HANCOCK, Jean EdmondsHergie : Verses.1985, HERGETT, Nellie Collins. Hergie : Verses. N.pl.: n. pub., n.d. [1980s]. Pp (79) leaves, printed one side only. Illustrated. 4to, illustrated off-whitecard covers, blue cloth tape spine. Illustrations by Jean Edmonds Hancock. Collection compiled by Betty Rockwell. “Nellie Collins was born on April 5 , 1887 in New Ross, Nova Scotia. At twenty-two she married Edward Hergett, farmer and lumberman. Nellie Collins Hergett was soon to become affectionately called 'Hergie' by those lucky enough to know her. The couple moved to Windsor, Hants County and then eventually settled in Upper Dyke Village, Kings County, close to Kentville. Like many women of her generation who had to work hard without the benefit of most of today's labour saving devices, Hergie still found time to indulge in her interests in reading, painting andwriting. Poetry became a form of journal which described and sometimes cel ebrated those events of her life which had significance. From the age of thirteen she wrote of family and neighbors, local and national politics and even world affairs. Nothing was too humble or grand to be ignored. [...] Many of these poems have been published individually; this is the first time that a collection has been assembled. An enjoyable glimpse of the world through Hergie's eyes.” Tape-spine detaching at rear, else good. Signed with inscription by the author. 20.00

HILLIS, George BernardClass and Culture in the Development of a Rural Area.Acadia University Institute, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 1960, HILLIS, George Bernard. Class and Culture in the Development of a Rural Area. Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Psychology at Acadia University. Wolfville, Nova Scotia : Acadia University Institute, May 1960. Pp. (4),1-63 leaves. Printed on one side only. 4to, printed grey card covers, black titles to front, blue comb-bound spine. Deemed "Confidential" according to the front cover. "Throughout the picturesque Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia,few localities rival the quaint and natural beauty of the town of Wolfvill e, the small, snug Gaspereau Valley and the lofty look-out of the South Mountain. Wolfville is well known as the home of Acadia University and as a respectable, quiet town for profession and semi-professional people wishing to retire in cultural comfort. Gaspereau perpetuates two hundred years of successful farming, years which have left the people with a strong and proud attachment to their land. The valley folk appear no less 'respectable' thantheir near neighbors of the town. Both scenes contribute a first impressio n of peace, contentment and happiness. However, an observer, looking more closely, will begin to notice something else -- the existence of homes outlining the town and valley village which appear quite incongruous in comparison. The source of this different stream of life seems to be the mountain communities, just south towards the wooded areas. Two things are quickly apparent to the observer: 1. the 'mountain people' live a different way of life-- easily seen by their small, unkept homes, their dress, and their employ ment or usual lack of it; and 2. the town and valley people have very strong attitudes toward the 'lesser breeds': -- negative, unyielding, emotionally charges, derogatory attitudes." - from pp. 1-2. Contents: 1. Introduction: Setting -- Methods -- Viewpoints; 2. General Historical Perspective: The Evolution of the Class Structure; 3. The Past Becomes the Present: Education -- Religion -- Economy -- The Snowball Principle; 4. Divergent Class Patterns: Town, Valley and Mountain: Occupation -- Recreation -- Values; 5. Disorganization: Crime -- Illness -- Marriage and Family Life -- Child Rearing; 6. Review: Summary -- Prescription for tomorrow; 7. Evaluation and Interpretation: Other Studies -- Consensus -- Conclusions. With map and bibliographical material. Previous owner's name inked inside rear cover, else very good. Scarce. 120.00

HOLLAND, Cecelia.Kings in Winter. A novel. First Edition in dustjacket.Atheneum, New York, 1968, HOLLAND, Cecelia. The Kings in Winter. A novel. New York: Atheneum, 1968. First US Printing. Pp. (8),[vii]-x,(2),[3]-208,(4). 8vo, green cloth spine, grey paper covered boards, pressed titles to front board, gilt lettering tospine. The Nevada-born historical novelist's third book. "Ireland, in 1014 , provides the background for this brilliant new novel, Cecelia Holland's third. The High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, is at Cathair-by-Tarya with hiskings and chiefs. The ever-present possibility of war has moved ominously into the foreground. Once more Maelmordha, King of Leinster, has allied himself wiht the Danes and with his nephew Sygtrygg, King of Dublin; to him come not only the Danes of Ireland, but Vikings and fightingmen from all overthe Northern seas. Returning with his kinsmen froma raid against the Danes , Muirtagh, The o Cullinane, is summoned to Cathair and asked to lend his support to the High King's forces. he and his brother Cearbhall find themselves in the great hall in an atmosphere of menace, and the recollection of the bitter feud which had caused the almost entire destruction of his clan some twenty years before comes flooding back over him; having forced himselfto forget and to rebuild the clan in Meath, his peacefull, pastoral existe nce is suddenly shattered. Cearhall says, 'They thought perhaps we'd forgotten'; Muirtagh replies, 'They never thought that. They thought they'd forgotten. That's the way with them'. In Muirtagh The o Cullinane, Muirtagh the Bowman, Muirtagh the Harper, Cecelia Holland has created her most complex, most persuasive character, and her subtle probing of the motives and actions of this reasonable, peace-loving man, forced into the extreme situations of feud and war, results in a novel of the greatest distinction, both as tocharacter portrayal and action." - from the dustjacket. Very good in spine -nicked, price-clipped dustjacket . 25.00

Darker black stain to the top edge towards the corner, cloth rubbed, some light scuffing to the rear board, else very good. With Hubbard's initialled gift inscription on the flyleaf to a "W.P", i.e. Wilmer Pearson, dated January 27, 1934. 175.00

HUDSON, BenjaminIrish Sea Studies 900-1200. in dustjacketFour Courts Press, Dublin, 2006, ISBN:1851829830 HUDSON, Benjamin. Irish Sea Studies 900-1200. (Dublin) : Four Courts Press,(2006). Pp (4),[5]-256. Maps. Index. 8vo, black cloth, gilt lettering to s pine. "Irish Sea Studies, 900-1200 examines some of the events and personalities round the Irish Sea province at a crucial time in the development of medieval Europe. The Irish Sea had been a meeting ground for commerce, religion, and war throughout centuries, and around the first millennium this region of the North Atlantic became a barometer of the changes that were reshaping the lands of northern Europe. This volume of revised essays looks at political and cultural contact and change throughout the liquid highway between Ireland and Britain, covering topics such as the end of the Viking Age, the collapse of the Old English kingdom, the earliest contacts with the Normans, economic revival and change, and religious reform." (from the dj). Contents : I. Economy and Politics. 1. The changing economy of the Irish Sea Province, 900—1300. 2. Cnut and Viking Dublin. 3. Cnut and the Scottish Kings. 4. The Viking and the Irishman. 5. The destruction of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn. 6. William the Conqueror and Ireland. 7. Culture and Society. 8. Thepractical hero. 9. Brjans Saga. 10. Time is short. 11. The literary cultur e of the early Scottish court. 12. Gaelic princes and Gregorian reform. Includes chart of the "Descendants of Harold Godwinsson." Very good in dustjacket. 75.00

HUGILL, Stan VILLIERS, Alan, foreword]Shanties from the Seven Seas : Shipboard Work-Songs and Songs Used as Work-Songs from the Great Days of Sail. Third Impression in dustjacket.Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1979, ISBN:0710015739 HUGILL, Stan. Shanties from the Seven Seas : Shipboard Work-Songs and SongsUsed as Work-Songs from the Great Days of Sail. Collected by Stan Hugill. [Foreword by Alan Villiers]. London and Henley : Routledge and Kegan Paul, (1979). Third Impression. Pp. (6),vii-xviii,(2),1-609,(3). 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Stanley James Hugill (b. November 19, 1906, Hoylake, Cheshire – d. May 13, 1992, Aberystwyth, Wales) was a British folk music performer, artist and sea music historian, known as the "Last WorkingShantyman" and described as the "20th century guardian of the tradition". "Here is the most comprehensive book yet written on the subject of sailor work-songs and the art of shantying. It includes not only British and American shanties, but many from Norwegian, Swedish, German and French sources. Each shanty is supplied with its own descriptive text and, when possible, a sure folksong origin is also given. The introduction, outcome of much research, is a history of shantying from the earliest times to the present day. Stan Hugill, who has been in sail all his life, decided to collect the shanties before it is too late. The music is given throughout, along with its words and variant versions." - from the dustjacket. Contents: Introduction: The Art of the Shantyman (pp. 1-44). Part I: Shanties telling of John's Shore Activities; of the Gals; of Booze and Limejuice; Shanghaiing; the Lowlands Family; the Stormalong Group; Mexico and Rio; the Sacramento and California; Goodbyes and Hurrahs. Part II: Runaway Choruses; Young Things and Their Mammies; the Roll Family; Rolling Rivers and Rolling Homes and Rolling Kings; Fishes; the Blow Family; Pigs -- Human and Otherwise; the Ranzo Group.Part III: The Hilo Group; Gals with Blue Dresses and Hogs-eye Men; Johnnie s of All Kinds; the Heaving Group and Cheerily Man Items; Paddy Doyle and all His Relations; Shanties of Railroad Origin and Banjoes; "Good Mornin', Ladies All". Part IV: The Haul Family; Rosie and Roses; Susanna and Polkas; Girls' Names; Transportation and Place Names; Men's Names and Professinos; Ships both Famous and Fictitious. Part V: Pot-pourri of British, America, French, German, and other Foreign Shanties; Sweatin'-up and Hand-over-hand Shanties, and Sing-outs; Go to Sea No More. With glossary, bibliography, andindex. Very good in unclipped dustjacket. 120.00

"Two years have passed since the last gun was fired in the Great War on the Western Front and hitherto no attempt has been made to place before the people of Nova Scotia a comprehensive historyof the various Military Units and Patriotic Organizations which won for th e Province imperishable fame." from the Preface.